Definitions
An abrupt movement of rocks that is generated within the Earth’s crust.
Earthquake
Pacific Ocean
Sea waves caused by earthquakes, landslides, or underwater eruption
Tsunami
The occurrence or frequency of earthquakes in a region
Seismicity
What is the name of Bianca's sister?
Alexia
The science that studies the characters and effects of earthquakes, trying to develop techniques to predict them.
Seismology
The Ring of Fire is characterized by active ______ and frequent _______
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
How many levels of tsunami alert are there?
3
The set of all the damage that can be expected over a set period of time as a result of earthquakes
Seismic risk
What profession (job) does Bianca plan to be?
Fracture in the earth’s crust, even several kilometers deep, along which the movements of two blocks of rock take place.
Fault
The majority of Earth’s ________ and ______ take place along the Ring of Fire
Volcanoes and earthquakes
Name one Italian coast most subject to tsunami risk.
Strait of Messina, eastern Sicily, Calabria, Gargano, and Liguria.
The seismicity risk is ___ where there are no buildings, exposed goods, or population.
Zero
What is Bianca's favorite sport to watch?
Football
Measures the impact of an earthquake in a given place based on the effects of shocks on people, animals, objects, buildings
Intensity
____ percent of Earth’s earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire
90%
The other name for a tsunami alert
Tidal alert
Name one thing you must know to calculate the level of seismic risk of an area.
how often earthquakes occur and how strong they are
how man-made buildings are built
how many/what things are exposed
how densely populated the area is
What is Bianca's favorite movie?
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Measures the amount of energy developed during an earthquake.
Magnitude
The Ring of Fire is approximately ______ kilometers long.
40,000 kilometers
The name of the tidal alert category that says:
It is informed that an underwater earthquake has occurred but the wave doesn’t represent danger.
Information
As of 2003, all of Italy has been categorized into ___ levels of seismic risk.
4
What is Bianca's favorite color?
Yellow or Green